'I LOOK FIVE YEARS YOUNGER'

And Dr Mark Porter, head of the British Medical Association, said: “The NHS is now in a position where it has to put off spending because the money has run out, leaving patients waiting in pain and uncertainty.

“This is a disgraceful failure of our patients – financial targets shouldn’t take priority over the need to provide safe and high quality care to those in need.

“Our health and social care systems can no longer cope without urgent action.”